Album Reviews

Third Eye Blind Dopamine Reviewed by: Max Miller     Since music writers tend to be a snarky bunch of assholes, I feel I need to explicitly state up-front that my fondness for Third Eye Blind is completely genuine. I am not affecting an ironic distance when I tell you Read More

Ryn Weaver The Fool  Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt A pleasant mish-mash of the mainstream and indie. While this distinction is becoming increasingly arbitrary, it’s how you might describe Ryn Weaver along with any number of songwriters within the same vein, including Lana Del Rey or Read More

Jenny Hval Apocalypse, girl Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier     Hval aims to make you uncomfortable. The brilliant provocateur returns her with fifth album, Apocalypse, girl with the intention to force you to think about subjects such as your sexuality. The opening numbe Read More

Of Monsters and Men Beneath The Skin Reviewed by: Shannon Fox The Icelandic quintet that is Of Monsters and Men is out to prove that they are here to stay with the release of their sophomore album Beneath The Skin.  Flashback to 2011 when the group hit the Indie-alterative scene Read More

The Sandwitches Our Toast Reviewed by: Max Miller San Francisco garage rock is on the wane. After nearly a decade in the sun, the Bay Area scene that brought the likes of Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, the Fresh & Onlys and countless other fuzzed-out, fun-loving pop groups to Read More

Seoul I Become a Shade Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Often enough most up-and-coming outfit will be likened to something similar in quality, tone, or production. Montreal-based band, Seoul don’t escape such comparisons on their debut album I Become a Shade, but that’s never Read More